Coffee Talks

Lara CoxAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Exhibits, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Hello AZHPE, We are excited to introduce Coffee Talks at this year’s state convention. A coffee talk is an informal gathering  where you can network, share ideas, and learn from each other. Coffee talks are a great way to meet new people and build relationships with other educators. So grab a cup of coffee (or another favorite non-alcoholic drink) and join …

2023 State Convention Keynote

Lara CoxAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Exhibits, Fitness, Future Professionals, Health, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Mike Kuczala has delivered keynotes, given presentations, facilitated professional development and taught graduate courses on 4 continents. His presentations, courses, books and videos have reached more than 150,000 teachers, trainers, corporate executives and parents.  He is also the coauthor of the Corwin Bestseller The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement, a book and philosophy that has changed the view …

Parking at the State Convention

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Executive Director, Exhibits, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, State Convention

November 2nd and 3rd is the 2022 Arizona Health and Physical Education State Convention, South Building. Tuesday, November 1st is the Pre-convention Workshop also in the South Building.  Getting there is not hard, but you must prepare! You can always ride the Metro Light Rail. The link with schedule and parking information is below. The Station closest to the South …

Mr. President!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdvocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing

Arizona Health and Physical Education is happy to introduce our new Association President, Arlo Pew. Arlo is an Elementary Health and Physical Education Teacher at Horizon Honors Elementary School in Ahwatukee. Arlo is a graduate of Arizona State University and an avid Arizona Dbacks fan! Included are pictures of the handoff from Past-President, Dr. Jennifer Houston to current President, Arlo …

President’s Message

Jennifer HoustonAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Greetings all Arizona Health and Physical Education members, I know by now everyone is back in school and hopefully has been able to find a rhythm. I know for me things are slowly starting to settle down, but who knows what the next few months will bring. I know!!! CONVENTION!!! The AzHPE convention team has been hard at work preparing …

Exhibit Application Now Open for 2020 Arizona State Convention.

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorMembership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Toni Chilton, (Arizona Health and Physical Education President), along with Priscilla Iosca and Lynn Preble, (Exhibits Team), would like to announce the the exhibit application for the 2020 Arizona State Convention is now open. This 2020 State Convention will be held October 27th -29th and the Phoenix Convention Center, West Building. The theme chosen by Toni is Adventure. Seek It. …

We need to prioritize physical education in our schools

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing

A new school year has begun, but hundreds of thousands of students won’t get enough of one of the biggest necessities for their overall development: physical activity. In fact, only 24% of kids in the U.S. get the recommended daily hour of physical activity at least five days per week. One reason for this is that many schools are not adequately prioritizing physical …